The offbeat “factory setting” secret behind Steve Jobs’ success

Published: Thu, 08/01/24

Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it (Rumi) A few days ago I…

Will I still be writing daily emails in 5 years?

Published: Wed, 07/31/24

This is something I’ve been thinking about recently. So let’s try some stargazing. First things first: It’s no secret I love writing these emails. I…

A sign you might be losing touch with yourself

Published: Mon, 07/29/24

In January, I wrote an email with the subject line “To anyone who feels something’s missing”. In the email I suggested that blindly following the…

Why I won’t be building a website anytime soon

Published: Fri, 07/26/24

I’ve had a nagging thought at the back of my mind for a few months now: Is it time for me to build a website? At the moment I have a mishmash of URLs,…

The #1 barrier to getting good

Published: Thu, 07/25/24

On the 13th November, 1875, the music critic Nicolai Feopemptovich Soloviev wrote the following review: Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto, like the…

Distractions speak louder than words

Published: Wed, 07/24/24

A rare glimpse behind the scenes of my daily email machine: Most of my writing takes place at my kitchen table early in the morning before I cycle…

Where warriors slayeth and dragons doth roar, dare I would not!

Published: Tue, 07/23/24

Lauren and I have been watching Season 2 of the Game of Thrones spin-off House of the Dragon. And I'll level with you. It’s not my cup of tea. During…

d'oh CrowdStrike

Published: Mon, 07/22/24

Updated: Mon, 07/22/24

The weekend’s internet carnage seems to have settled down. Unless you rely on carrier pigeon for your communications, you probably saw the mayhem. On…

The case AGAINST Thrive at Work

Published: Fri, 07/19/24

Quick heads up: I’ve been promoting my new group coaching programme Thrive at Work for the last few days and this is the last email I’ll be sending…

Did I really need to quit my job?

Published: Thu, 07/18/24

I sometimes look back on my two years out of gainful employment and wonder: Was quitting my job the right call? It’s an interesting question. There’s…